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Man fatally shot in popular downtown Denver area

DENVER — Authorities are investigating after a man was shot to death in a popular area of downtown Denver as nearby bars were closing for the night.

Police spokesman Sonny Jackson says in a news release that officers were called to the area of 15th and Market streets just after 2 a.m. Saturday and found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Jackson says the man was shot during a “disturbance” involving a large group of people. He did not release any information about a suspect.